The Million-Dollar Heart

Vivienne stepped forward, her pale fingers tracing the edge of Samantha's face before gently tugging, peeling away the human
skin mask that Samantha had been wearing. Beneath the mask was not the face of the celebrated celebrity Samantha had been
impersonating but her true visage, causing a wave of shock among the onlookers!
Her face, wrinkled beyond recognition, could barely frame her eyes, which, against the backdrop of her aged skin, seemed
profoundly weary and clouded.
Ethan, standing not too far away, couldn't contain himself and vomited at the sight.
He had been intimate with this woman, under the impression she was someone else entirely. The thought that he had been
deceived and had shared his bed with someone so far removed from his belief repulsed him. He had assumed her youthful
appearance was the result of excellent self-care.
The realization had Ethan retching again, heaving on the ground.
Vivienne nonchalantly tossed the human skin mask aside, her expression indifferent as she addressed Samantha, "Surprised? I
thought you'd have figured it out by now." Samantha's head hung low, especially when she caught the pitiful and disgusted looks
from those around her. Stripped of her beauty, she despised what she had become.
Seeing Samantha's silence, Vivienne spoke again, "I've allowed you your fun for too long. It's time to end this game." Samantha,
startled, quickly proposed a deal, "Let me go, and I'll give you information on the woman behind all this!"
Vivienne scoffed, "There's no need for your help. She won't get far."
"Vivienne!" Samantha pleaded desperately, "That woman is powerful, you're no match for her. I can help you, just spare my life."
Vivienne's tone turned icy, "And what of the lives you've taken? Do they not deserve mercy? Do the innocent children, who never
got a chance to see the world, deserve death?"
She gripped Samantha's chin, "Did you think you escaped on your own, or that Ethan's protection saved you?"
Samantha was silent before laughing bitterly, acknowledging Vivienne as a formidable foe she'd inadvertently challenged.
Accepting her fate, Samantha preferred death by Vivienne's hand over her enemy's.
Vivienne, with a chilling smile, ordered, "Take her to the Wolf's Den. Cripple her and give her the drug that will trap her in a
hallucinatory state."

The task was assigned to Draven, a prominent member of the Nine Mystics Society, who pitied Samantha for not realizing the
depth of Vivienne's vengeance.
Samantha's pleas were cut short as she was forcibly fed a pill, her body immediately weakening.
Ordered by Vivienne, preparations were made to confine Samantha, ensuring her perpetual torment.
Despite her desperate attempts to find solace in any man present, she was met with contempt and rejection.
Vivienne signaled Draven to remove Samantha from the scene, her fate sealed within the confines of a makeshift prison, her
journey ending not with a whimper, but with a harrowing descent into madness.
After Samantha was taken away,
Vivienne had her people escort the entire Grimshaw clan off the premises. Due to the size of the Grimshaw family, it was
necessary to summon several cars to transport them all.
With the Grimshaw matter settled, Vivienne and Percival saw no reason to linger. As they turned to leave, Vivienne paused,
glancing back towards the hill behind the
elnet
Grimshaw estate. A slight, enigmatic
smile played at the corners of her
mouth, hinting at hidden schemes.
Percival, catching this small gesture, couldn't help but smile too. His wife was indeed cunning, like a fox.
Leaving the Grimshaw estate behind, Vivienne and Percival were on their way back when a message from Brody arrived.
"It's confirmed. You and Arthur are biologically related."
Vivienne's expression tightened imperceptibly, her usually composed features betraying no emotion.
Percival, sensing something off, glanced at her phone, his eyes narrowing slightly.

So, it was true!
No wonder they had spent so long searching without a single clue about Vivienne's father's whereabouts.
Leaning back in her seat, lost in thought, Vivienne finally spoke, "Let's go to the Perez's."
Recently, Vivienne and Percival had moved out on their own, seldom visiting the Perez family. It wasn't that they didn't want to;
they simply hadn't had the time amidst their busy schedules. Now, knowing Arthur was her father, Vivienne felt an inexplicable
urge to visit the Perez estate.
Upon arriving at the Perez's, before
Vivienne and Percival could even greet Jasper, a booming voice filled the air, "My daughter! My precious girl! Your dad was
wrong! I was misled by deceivers, always opposing you. Please forgive me!"
This dramatic reunion was straight out of a Western family saga, where estranged relations and misunderstandings are often at
the heart of the drama.